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Ep 174 Croatian Post CEO
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Amazon ups the ante again with free shipping
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Ep 170 Letters and parcels pricing
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Ep 156 Amazon Prime
The shortage of couriers is now palpable; this is another smart move by Amazon
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Overview: these are the same-day delivery and premium carriers in Europe
FedEx Ground Announces Seven-Day Residential Delivery Year-round
The Future of Food (Delivery)
Interesting article making a good point as regards super fast delivery and its costs vs benefits. Any views?
Zwroty w e-commerce są uciążliwe i generują koszty.
US chemist retail chain Walgreens and a department store Nordstrom opened a retailer-agnostic pick-up and returns channel for other retail brands. Really great solution on returns that can be named the biggest issue for all e-commerce companies worldwide.
Like Leo Nelissen I like XPO Logistics, Inc. There have been a few ups and downs recently, but ...
Wow, the recent $22billion loss at India Post (apparently close to it's anual turnover) is mind boggling
Nice and eco-friendly idea from GLS, but this can only work for small-ish parcels and is likely to be quite expensive to manage due to the small capacity of pedal bikes. Or have I missed something?
Even though this looks to be a case of "testing the water", more and more companies are looking at subscription models. Any views on where this will go?
Really good summary and arguments, why do delivery is on of the key drivers of customer experience in e-commerce.
PUDO's (or APM's) are becoming a "must have" in more or more places
EP 144
bpost and Swiss Post going solar
EP 130
Segway to introduce autonomous delivery robots at CES 2019
Last Mile in Germany
Cleveron launched a personal parcel locker Cleveron 201 (CleverPod) in Estonia
Australia Post to acquire full ownership of Aramex Global Solutions
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Dean Maciuba and Marek Różycki from Last Mile Experts join me to review some of the major trends in 2018. We cover:
E-Commerce Companies Get Creative in Quest for ‘Last Mile’ Space
GROUNDFLOOR APP COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF MISSING THAT PARCEL DELIVERY
Retailers explore 'Prime-style' schemes to compete with Amazon Australia
Dick Stead - Senior Partner UK
I am delighted to inform you that Dick Stead will be joining the Last Mile Expert Team in January 2019 as Senior Partner, UK. Dick will be well known to many of you from his time as Managing Director at Parcelforce Worldwide and Executive Chairman at Yodel. Dick has over 25 years’ experience supporting the UK Retail and Omni-Channel Retail sectors, developing UK Pick-up and Delivery networks and influencing UK/Global distribution companies. Dick will bring unique and practical insights and experiences to the Last Mile Experts Team. If you are troubled about the strategic direction of your company, if you need to put your customer higher up your priority list, if you need to understand the changing political landscape for delivery and distribution and how it could affect your company or if you simply need to review your existing logistics operations, Dick and Last Mile Expert are here to help.
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Poland’s last mile: fast and furious
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Understanding Amazon POSTEXPO 2018
Lockers & PUDO are becoming a key part of last mile...
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Amazon Workshop - Understanding Amazon. Post Expo in Hamburg on Tuesday 9 October 2018
Amazon workshop
UNDERSTANDING AMAZON
...means winning the last mile!
Is Amazon keeping you up at night? Are you trying to work out if Amazon is a threat or the biggest thing that could happen to your parcel network or business? Marek Różycki (Last Mile Experts) teams up with Ian Kerr (The Postal Hub) and draws upon his experience as Amazon VP Logistics Europe in this interactive workshop to help postal and parcel executives understand Amazon. Learn how Amazonian thinking can help your business work – or compete – with the world’s most successful e-commerce player.
This workshop will be held at Post Expo in Hamburg on Tuesday 9 October 2018. Reserve your place at the workshop. Register as a delegate at www.postexpo.com and complete the form here: http://www.thepostalhub.com/amazon-workshop-sign-up-post-expo/ to be sure of your place.
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ALIBABA BUYS STAKE IN TURKEY’S TRENDYOL
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Des consignes Amazon déployées dans 1000 gares SNCF
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Amazon has a new solution for the most annoying thing about receiving online-shopping orders. Here's how it works.
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Working in the gig economy
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Google places a $550 million bet on China's second-largest e-commerce player
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There Aren’t Enough Drivers to Keep Up With Your Delivery Lifestyle
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Carrefour takes on French rivals in e-commerce with Google tie-up
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How David can beat Goliath....in the Last Mile
Please find, below, our latest article for Postal & Parcel technology International:
Marek Rożycki, managing partner at Last Mile Experts, looks at some of the options available to domestic carriers and posts when taking on larger carriers in the last mile
Remember when posts only operated within their borders? This all changed in the late twentieth century as the power of the large integrators (UPS, FedEx, DHL, TNT) grew internationally and Deutsche Post and Dutch Post (then, TPG) joined the bandwagon by acquiring integrators (DHL and TNT respectively). In Europe, La Poste developed GeoPost and acquired DPD while Royal Mail acquired GLS.
Since then, pre-eminence in the delivery world belonged to the global giants such as Deutsche Post DHL, UPS, FedEx, and TPG/TNT, or La Poste and Royal Mail in Europe.
These players developed and optimized international B2B services and seemed untouchable. Nobody paid particular attention to B2C, which was considered the “poor cousin” of B2B. Many senior executives at the time said there was no money in B2C.
But this all started changing with the advent of e-commerce. Amazon, eBay and others helped start a revolution in the last mile. So, what are the implications for those posts that didn’t acquire integrators?
E-commerce has stimulated unprecedented growth in B2C volumes. According to the latest shipping index from Pitney Bowes, parcel volume across 13 key markets jumped from 44 billion parcels in 2014 to 65 billion in 2016, and the increase in growth shows no signs of slowing down, with the index estimating that parcel growth will continue to rise at a rate of 20% until 2021.
Simultaneously, online shoppers are becoming more demanding in last-mile parcel delivery, expecting more choice and control. Amazon, in particular, has fueled these expectations in its drive for the best possible customer experience.
This is driving the need for suitable delivery options (both residential and out-of-home such as click-and-collect, lockers and PUDOs), fitting in with the consignee’s lifestyle, and interactive delivery management which allows shoppers to choose: when, how, where and at what price the delivery will be made.
But how does this help smaller carriers and posts to take on the big players? Crucially, the changing pattern of last mile means that proximity (a large network) and easily customized IT solutions are now at a premium.
This is where a national player can have a huge advantage. A small, high-tech postal operator is in pole position here because its dominant local presence through the post office network gives it proximity (for out of home delivery, or returns) and its ability to create software that best matches local e-commerce players’ or legal requirements makes it more agile than a large integrator (who has to reconcile any software changes with a multinational system).
This also works for domestic carriers who will tend to be more flexible on the IT side and have a local presence, albeit probably less so than a postal operator.
It’s surprising that so few domestic players have taken advantage, let alone seen this opportunity. Some good examples of national posts making good use of their networks or bespoke software solutions include GeoPost/DPD (who act as a multi-domestic operator), Omniva, PostNL and Bpost, but they’re dwarfed by the number of players who haven’t been willing or able to seize this opportunity. The ones who have done this are already reaping the rewards.
One good example is Estonia’s Omniva. This small postal operator is market leader in its home market but also has a joint venture with SF Express, allowing it to be the conduit for Chinese parcels destined for all of Europe. It has demonstrated that a player in a country of under 1.5 million inhabitants can defend itself against Goliaths such as UPS, DHL or FedEx who are much larger.
This is an example to other small or mid-sized posts or domestic carriers seeking a strategy in the changing world of parcel delivery.
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The white gloves come off as big-hitter XPO Logistics targets the European last mile
Marek Różycki on LinkedIn
Please find, below, an article by my colleague Ian Kerr of the Postal Hub Podcast, and me:
Ian Kerr founder of the Postal Hub Podcast, and Marek Różycki, managing partner at Last Mile Experts, examine the potential two-man delivery services can provide for posts
XPO Logistics plans to expand its home delivery service for heavy and bulky items into mainland Europe. The North American giant recently reported a 14% rise in revenue, powered by a strong (B2C driven) Christmas peak.
XPO has grown rapidly by acquiring US and European companies specializing in road transport, freight brokerage and fulfilment services. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports CEO Bradley Jacobs as saying XPO is looking to spend up to US$8bn on deals in Europe and North America.
What is interesting though, is that according to Jacobs, XPO plans to grow its specialist last-mile services organically in Europe, where the market is fragmented. “Many of our North American customers are interested in seeing us replicate our last-mile service in Europe,” Jacobs said. “In Europe, there’s no one to buy like that, so we’re really bootstrapping it.”
XPO has been building up a European network of last-mile subcontractors, and is also doing some ‘white glove’ deliveries with its own vehicles. The company is already active in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, France and Spain.
Time for a quick aside for those of you who might think that white gloves are something you wear to the opera. White glove delivery describes value-added services for home delivery and, where needed, the installation of large domestic appliances or furniture. A great white gloves service will offer: time window delivery, interactive delivery management, professional installation of the item and removal of the old one, if needed.
So, what makes this so important? European e-commerce is growing, and click-and-collect is not an option for bulky items in a continent where cars are generally compact. Accordingly, consumers depend on carriers to get their purchases delivered and installed. Some of the larger retailers, such as Euro AGD (Poland) or Mondo Convenienza (Italy) have dedicated delivery fleets, but for most (including IKEA and Amazon) this is a real problem area, and where there is a problem for customers, a business opportunity usually exists.
Other logistics players are also paying attention to the European market. Seko Logistics, which competes with XPO in the USA, is apparently considering partnerships with local companies in Europe. Austrian white goods delivery specialist Gebrüder Weiss is expanding its European last-mile services.
Some of the larger transport players such as DB Schenker or DHL are seeking to adapt their traditional models but, to do this well, you need the mindset and interactive delivery capability of a good courier operator, the capacity of a pallet transport company and, on top of that, two-man crews including a qualified installer.
Is two-man delivery feasible for the post?
Some posts have offered two-man delivery as a means to deal with overweight or oversize parcels that end up in the parcels stream, but that’s not a white glove service. The post’s existing delivery network isn’t set up to handle large volumes of bulky shipments. But if letter volumes continue to fall, what will posts do? More importantly – is there money in it?
It seems that where an attractive package of services is offered – including interactive delivery management, time windows, and installation and removal of the old item – a significant price premium is possible. So, as you have probably already worked out, a good white gloves service is no mean feat to achieve, but given the potential of this market, whoever is first to get it right, can count on a long and satisfying smile….all the way to the bank!
Ian Kerr
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